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Originally Posted by woj
just look back on history, every time new revolutionary tech was introduced, same exact arguments were used as there are now... but life went on, people adapted and pursued careers in other fields... why does anyone think this time it's different?
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I think it might be different this time around because the world has changed. The policies put in place by our government over the last 30+ years have made it very easy for companies to go off shore with their jobs. We are starting to see the results of that as the majority of jobs created now are low paying service and retail jobs. When automation starts to take those low paying jobs over I don't see why companies would expand to create different jobs in the US when they can do it overseas cheaper and with less hassle.
I do think there will new fields opening up and some new opportunities for those who have the correct education/experience, but I don't know how many of those types of jobs we will have.
I can see a future where we as a nation simply no longer create enough jobs at any pay level to accommodate all of those who want a job and we could end up in a situation where we have an unemployment rate that hangs out around 15% or higher and it is excepted as being the norm.